Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy

Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy (EFDD) is a populist and Eurosceptic political group in the European Parliament, founded in 2014 by UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage. The EFDD's member parties are the Party of Free Citizens in the Czech Republic, the Alternative for Germany in Germany, the Five Star Movement in Italy, the Order and Justice party in Lithuania, the Sweden Democrats in Sweden, and the UK Independence Party in Britain. In 2017, the party held 42/751 European Parliament seats.